Publications Our Research on the Greater DC region. Signature IssuesAdvancing racial equityBuilding strong, inclusive neighborhoodsCreating healthy and safe communitiesMeeting basic needsStrengthening public education and the labor force TopicsAdolescents and YouthAffordable housingAging and RetirementChildrenCommunity Engaged MethodsCrime and justice statisticsCrime, Justice, and SafetyEconomic Mobility and InequalityEducationFamiliesHealth and Health CareHousing and Housing FinanceImmigrants and ImmigrationJob Market and Labor ForceLand UseNeighborhoods and community-buildingNeighborhoods, Cities, and MetrosNonprofits and PhilanthropyPay for SuccessRacial segregationSexual Orientation, Gender Identity and ExpressionSocial Safety NetState and local issuesStructural RacismTaxes and BudgetsWealth and Financial Well-Beingeducation Research Report Washington, D.C. Metropolitan Area Foreclosure Monitor: Technical Appendix, August 2011 August 25, 2011 The Washington, D.C. Fact Sheet Characteristics of Low-Income Single Mothers Disconnected from Work and Public Assistance August 17, 2011 Families headed by low-income single mothers who are not working or receiving public cash benefits ("disconnected families") are among the most vulnerable in our society. Testimony Statement on Housing Foreclosures in the District of Columbia June 27, 2011 In this testimony before members of the D.C. Research Report A Rent Control Report for the District of Columbia June 17, 2011 This report summarizes the work of NeighborhoodInfo DC in compiling a list of residential properties potentially subject to rent control regulation in the District of Columbia under the D.C. Rent Stabilization Program. Research Report State of Washington, D.C.'s Neighborhoods, 2010 May 10, 2011 The District of Columbia has undergone many demographic and economic shifts over the past decade. Research Report Strategic Plan for a Collaborative Neighborhood-Based Crime Prevention Initiative May 2, 2011 A promising approach to reducing and preventing crime at the neighborhood level involves addressing both immediate and long-term risk factors for crime. Research Report The District of Columbia Mayor's Focused Improvement Area Initiative: A Review of Past Practice April 15, 2011 In partnership with local agencies, the DC Mayor launched the Focused Improvement Area Initiative in select high-crime areas. Testimony Using Lessons from Recent Innovations to Create a Holistic Approach to Intervening with Juveniles April 7, 2011 Innovative practices - such as the Reclaiming Futures initiative, drug courts, and Project HOPE - can be used to better serve juveniles involved with the justice system and to improve public safety, the Urban Institute's John Roman told a committ Testimony Serious Adolescent Offenders, Placements, and Outcomes April 7, 2011 To understand better how youth in juvenile justice are doing under alternative policies and placements, improved access to data from all relevant agencies is needed, concluded Akiva Liberman at a hearing of a District of Columbia city council com Fact Sheet Washington, D.C. Metropolitan Area Foreclosure Monitor, Winter 2011 March 22, 2011 The Washington, D.C. Brief Kiosk Supervision for the District of Columbia March 17, 2011 This brief discusses the capabilities of kiosk supervision technology, how kiosk supervision fits within a broader risk reduction supervision strategy, challenges of kiosk implementation, and empirical evidence regarding kiosk supervision impacts Brief Nonprofit-Government Contracting in the Nation's Capital: Challenges and Opportunities March 15, 2011 Findings from the Center on Nonprofits and Philanthropys National Survey of Nonprofit-Government Contracting and Grants show that a majority of human service organizations in Washington, D.C. Journal Article Expanding Health Coverage in the District of Columbia: DC's Shift from Providing Services to Subsidizing Individuals and Its Continuing Challenges in February 17, 2011 In 2001 Washington, D.C. ceased paying for services to the uninsured via its underperforming public hospital and associated clinics. Brief Public School Choice and Student Achievement in the District of Columbia February 9, 2011 This study examines the multi-faceted public school choice environment in the District of Columbia and the effects of alternative public schools on the achievement levels of students who exercise this type of school choice. Research Report Washington, D.C., Metropolitan Area Foreclosure Monitor: Technical Appendix - April 2010 January 31, 2011 The Washington, D.C. Load More
